Police Briefs: Grapes of wrath spur two arrests in Lunenburg

FITCHBURG -- Two Lunenburg neighbors who allegedly got into a fight over grape vines encroaching into onto another's property both face assault and battery charges.

Jason Oram, 30, of 352 Townsend Harbor Road and Jaime Smith, 41, of 358 Townsend Harbor Road punched each other after Smith went over to Oram's residence to confront him about touching his grape bushes, according to Lunenburg police.

"Oram told (Smith) he had and (asked) what was he going to do about it," a police report said.

One of the witnesses told police the men grabbed each other, fell onto the ground, and rolled out into the street, the report said. The fight happened the evening of Aug. 1, police said.

Smith had a cut on his cheek, under his bottom lip, and a scrape on his left elbow, according to police reports. He told police he threw punches to defend himself against Oram.

Oram was told to take the vines off from the Oram side of the fence and put them on Smith's side, the police report said.

Both men were told not to talk to each other and to stay on their own property, the police report said.

Smith and Oram were arraigned Tuesday at District Court and released on personal recognizance.

FITCHBURG -- A Fitchburg man sped off during a traffic stop at Crocker Conservation Area and nearly hit the officer, according to a police report.

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Glasford Bowers, 46, of 91 Marshall St., allegedly drove off after the Fitchburg officer asked for his and a passenger's information.

"The operator did take off failing to provide the license and registration, and left the area in a high rate of speed," the report states. "I did have to jump backwards in an attempt to avoid being struck by the motor vehicle as it took off."

The officer was patrolling the area and saw a 2011 Cadillac parked at the conservation area on Aug. 18 just after 11:30 p.m., according to court records.

When the car tried to leave, the officer activated her lights and then got out of the cruiser to wave and yell at the driver to stop, court reports said.

The officer walked up to the car and saw that the driver and passenger weren't wearing seat belts, according to court records.

The officer looked up the car's owner and confirmed that it was Bowers who was the driver.

Bowers was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failing to stop for police. He was arraigned Tuesday at District Court and released on personal recognizance.

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